THE RUSSIAN MILITARY’S LESSONS LEARNED IN SYRIA
https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The%20Russian%20Military%e2%80%99s%20Lessons%20Learned%20in%20Syria_0.pdf
https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The%20Russian%20Military%e2%80%99s%20Lessons%20Learned%20in%20Syria_0.pdf
Interesting short paper on the concept of force density / manpower within contexts of counterinsurgency.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency
Forwarded from Militant Wire
🇷🇺🇺🇦New ISW maps of Ukraine
We regret not being able to publish more about sifting through emergent information, the dilemmas of anti-state forces during an invasion, etc, but we are currently overloaded with other related projects. We plan on putting out more content soon though.
RE logistics chokepoints in military operation
[Odd Lots] What Wooden Pallets Have to Do With Russia's Invasion of Ukraine #oddLots
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137864021
[Odd Lots] What Wooden Pallets Have to Do With Russia's Invasion of Ukraine #oddLots
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137864021
Podcast Addict
What Wooden Pallets Have to Do With Russia's Invasion of Ukraine • Odd Lots - via Podcast Addict
Most people don't think much about wooden pallets -- and that might be true even of people conducting large-scale military invasions. Recent reports claim that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been hampered by a lack of pallets, making it more difficult to…
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